Joshua Goldstein is Assistant Professor of Chinese History at the University of Southern California.
In this colorful and detailed history, Joshua Goldstein describes the formation of the Peking opera in late Qing and its subsequent rise and re-creation as the epitome of the Chinese national culture in Republican era China. Providing a fascinating look into the lives of some of the opera’s key actors, he explores their methods for earning a living; their status in an ever-changing society; the methods by which theaters functioned; the nature and content of performances; audience make-up; and the larger relationship between Peking opera and Chinese nationalism.
Propelled by a synergy of the commercial and the political patronage from the Qing court in Beijing to modern theaters in Shanghai and Tianjin, Peking opera rose to national prominence. The genre’s star actors, particularly male cross-dressing performers led by the exquisite Mei Lanfang and the “Four Great Female Impersonators” became media celebrities, models of modern fashion and world travel. Ironically, as it became increasingly entrenched in modern commercial networks, Peking opera was increasingly framed in post-May fourth discourses as profoundly traditional. Drama Kings demonstrates that the process of reforming and marketing Peking opera as a national genre was integrally involved with process of colonial modernity, shifting gender roles, the rise of capitalist visual culture, and new technologies of public discipline that became increasingly prevalent in urban China in the Republican era.
A Brief history of Beijing Opera starts from Qianlong’s southern tour in 1751, which brought four Anhui troupes to Beijing. The Rise of Beijing Opera published in 1971 addresses this early period. Goldstein’s book, instead, focuses on the period of 1870-1...
评分A Brief history of Beijing Opera starts from Qianlong’s southern tour in 1751, which brought four Anhui troupes to Beijing. The Rise of Beijing Opera published in 1971 addresses this early period. Goldstein’s book, instead, focuses on the period of 1870-1...
评分A Brief history of Beijing Opera starts from Qianlong’s southern tour in 1751, which brought four Anhui troupes to Beijing. The Rise of Beijing Opera published in 1971 addresses this early period. Goldstein’s book, instead, focuses on the period of 1870-1...
评分A Brief history of Beijing Opera starts from Qianlong’s southern tour in 1751, which brought four Anhui troupes to Beijing. The Rise of Beijing Opera published in 1971 addresses this early period. Goldstein’s book, instead, focuses on the period of 1870-1...
评分A Brief history of Beijing Opera starts from Qianlong’s southern tour in 1751, which brought four Anhui troupes to Beijing. The Rise of Beijing Opera published in 1971 addresses this early period. Goldstein’s book, instead, focuses on the period of 1870-1...
详尽清楚
评分insightful but the argument is too neat
评分partially a classic in opera studies, but somehow need new theories!
评分关于梅兰芳和齐如山的讨论,很好。
评分详尽清楚
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